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NASA's Artemis II sending crew around the moon
Artemis II will test deep-space systems and carry human-subject science on a 10-day lunar flyby, with launch targeted for March 6–11, NASA said.
- After recent testing, NASA now says Artemis II's launch is targeted for March, with potential windows on March 6-9 and March 11.
- The roughly 49-hour wet dress rehearsal began Jan. 31 and loaded and unloaded cryogenic propellant to exercise fueling operations on the fully stacked Orion spacecraft and SLS booster, while cold temperatures slowed tanking as ground crews adjusted propellant interfaces.
- Four astronauts — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen — will launch on NASA's Space Launch System rocket aboard Orion for a 10-day mission traveling about 400,000 kilometers, with science using wristbands, radiation sensors and biological samples to study effects.
- Teams will assess tanking and untanking data and conduct another rehearsal before attempting the crewed flight test, while NASA documentation shows early April as a backup launch target.
- As a tech demo, Artemis II mirrors 1968's Apollo 8 by validating systems for deep-space travel and laying groundwork for Artemis III, long-term lunar presence and Mars missions.
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NASA's Artemis II Spacecraft on the Launch Pad
NASA’s Orion spacecraft, which will carry the Artemis II crew around the Moon, sits at the launch pad on Jan. 17, 2026, after rollout. It rests atop the SLS (Space Launch System) rocket. Orion can provide living space on missions for four astronauts for up to 21 days without docking to another spacecraft. Advances in technology […]
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NASA's Artemis II sending crew around the moon
JACKSONVILLE, N.C. (WNCT) -- NASA's Artemis II is hoping to send four astronauts around the moon with launch dates slated for March. The goal of the mission is to take the crew around the moon in 10 days then safely back to Earth. "During that progression, we will have taken humans further than they have [...]
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